Friday, November 16, 2012

Weekend Links

I can't believe we're already halfway through November! It's pretty crazy to think Thanksgiving (and Henry's birthday) is just around the corner. This month I am working with Elizabeth Street again on their Instamom project, and since it's November, the theme is "thankfulness." To participate, simply tag your Instagram photos with the hashtag #esthanks and reply to @elizabethstmom. The winner will be featured on their site, and next month they have an incredible prize up for grabs. To learn about the project, view the live feed, and see how to enter, check out their Instamom site.

And in the spirit of this month's hashtag, I thought I would share a handful of things I'm thankful for before we get into the links.

I am thankful for...

1. Friends who are just as crazy as I am! Last weekend while in
Flagstaff at our college girls' reunion, we all woke up insanely early
on Saturday morning to go on a long run in freezing temperatures. We
spent a lot of college running through campus, so it was fun to do it
again all grown up. It was freezing though, and the whole time I kept
thinking about how thankful I was to have these crazy women in my life. It might sound wacky but I LOVE
bundling up and working out in really cold weather. It's the most
invigorating thing ever.

2. Henry and his imagination. I'm so thankful I get to witness this
little guy's creativity unfold on the daily. He's always building roads
and tracks around the house for his vehicles, and it's neat to get a
glimpse into his world of make believe, full of race cars and big trucks. This morning he ran around with that dump truck yelling "watch out, coming through!" and "dumping that dirt, Mommy!" It was awesome.

3. Waking up to this beautiful sky every morning. This is the view from our backyard on a particularly cloudy morning. I love the mountains in the distance and all of the pretty scenery. I miss growing up by the beach but the mountains and lakes all around us kind of make up for it. So thankful to be around so much beauty and more so, thankful I am able to take a moment and appreciate it.